FEATURE: Unprecedented efforts lead to revive damaged local art from 2011 tsunami

MORIOKA, Japan - More than 100 art pieces in northeastern Japan damaged by the massive tsunami disaster 15 years ago have been brought back to life through the unprecedented and painstaking dedication of nationwide experts, offering solace to locals cherishing their hometown memories.

All of them have been restored and made their way back home to the Rikuzentakata City Museum in Iwate Prefecture, which itself was rebuilt after being destroyed by the tsunami that struck Japan's northeastern Pacific coast following a magnitude 9.0 quake on March 11, 2011, leaving paintings there buried in the rubble.